IOC outlines details against political protests at 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
A general view of Tokyo International Forum, a venue for weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is seen in Tokyo, January10, 2020.
Athletes are prohibited by the Olympic Charter's Rule 50 from taking a political stand in the field of play — like the raised fists by American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Games. The new guidelines come after two American athletes were reprimanded by the US Olympic Committee for medal podium protests at the Pan-American Games in August in Lima, Peru. Fencer Race Imboden kneeled and hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised a fist in protest. Both were put on probation for 12 months, a period that covers the Tokyo Olympics.
“It is a fundamental principle that sport is neutral and must be separate from political, religious or any other type of interference,” the IOC document states, urging “the focus for the field of play and related ceremonies must be on celebrating athletes’ performance.”A meeting on Thursday between the IOC executive board and athletes' panel also discussed the charter's Rule 40, which strictly limits athletes' abilities to promote their sponsors during official Olympic Games periods.
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